Life course development psychology

CORE MATERIALS

There is a rich literature in 'whole of life' psychology in relation to career.

The work of Donald Super has been selected as his work encompasses life-span, life-space and self-concept approaches to career and includes an explicitly dynamic aspect via his use of mini-cycles, re-cycling and roles. This online lecture is in two parts. Please now click on the play arrow in the first video below and once viewed move on to the second.

D.J. Levinson, Darrow, Klein, M.H. Levinson & McKee's (1977) on The seasons of a man's life and D.J. Levinson & J.D. Levinson's (1996) on The seasons of a woman's life. Levinson et al.'s seminal work focuses on structure-making and structure-breaking periods throughout the life course and the importance of the mid-life transition.

Sugarman (1986/1990) for an excellent overview of the life course development literature including the work of Super, Erikson, Levinson et al., Gould and Maslow. Available in paperback.